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It was an utter tragedy, for lack of a better word. Voltaire wondered what kind of ill-conceived labor could have given birth to such a book. If such a thing as Discourse on the Arts and Sciences could be successfully published, he could only lament what it meant for the current state of philosophical discussion. These are the words of a barbarian; he knows it.
So when he writes Rousseau a letter later in the month, he starts with, "...Never was such a cleverness used in the design of making us all stupid. One longs, in reading your book, to walk on all fours."
But then, he reads the discourse once again, and it reminds him of summer two years ago and the warmth of his lips and the soft caress of their hand.
or: Voltaire sends Rousseau a letter, but doesn't get a reply...